Button Man
By John Wagner
What Happens? This violent British comics series follows ex-mercenary-turned-hired-killer Harry Exton as he participates in a high-stakes underground competition where shadowy rich men pit murderers against each other.
When Will We See It? Leonardo DiCaprio is currently set to star in a screen version for DreamWorks with a script by Barry Levy (Vantage Point). No director has yet been attached, so it’s anyone’s guess when shooting will start.
Strange Bedfellows: Button Man originally appeared in the UK comics magazine 2000AD; the subsequent collections of the strip were among the biggest-selling compilations to come out of that magazine — second only to Judge Dredd, which became the basis for a crappy Sylvester Stallone vehicle. (The original Judge Dredd comics are terrific, though.)
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